An 18-year-old man who was shot by a Bemidji Police officer Thursday in Nymore, Minn., died as a result of the shooting.

The man, who has not been identified, was shot by a police officer about 12:30 p.m. and taken to North Country Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to a Bemidji Police Department press release.

The incident began about 12:12 p.m. when emergency personnel received a call about a medical situation at 228 Kay Ave. S.E.

Bemidji Ambulance Service was the first to respond to the scene, but the medical situation escalated and medical personnel called at about 12:25 p.m. to report that the man had blood on him and also had a knife.

The man's body has been sent to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner for an autopsy, Johnson said.

Johnson could not say how many shots were fired nor could he recall the last time a Bemidji Police officer discharged a weapon.

He did say the area, at the intersection of Third Street Southeast and Kay Avenue Southeast, is not a place to which police are frequently called.

"I believe this was an isolated incident," he said. "I don't think there is an ongoing threat to that neighborhood."

Sheila Hirt, who lives one block from where the shooting took place, said she was in the backyard at the time of the shooting with her day-care children when she heard a gunshot. She put the children inside and locked down the entire residence until a nearby police officer told her the incident was over.